Legal Opinion
Pontarelli v. United States Department of the Treasury
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 29, 2002No. 00-1268UnknownCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (“ATF”), an arm of the United States Department of the Treasury, appeals the District Court’s order restoring Louis A. Pontarelli’s firearms privileges. ATF asks us to reconsider our holding in Rice v. United States, 68 F.3d 702, 706-07 (3d Cir.1995), that district courts have jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 925(c) to review convicted felons’ applications for restoration of their firearms privileges when ATF, pursuant to Congress’s mandate, is unable to do so.
Section 925(c) allows convicted felons to apply to…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- McCarthy v. MadiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. LTV Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- United States v. WillSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
24 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by2 opinions
- Ratliff v. City of GainesvilleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Louis A. Pontarelli v. United States Department Of The TreasuryCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002